gaia memes for parallax < 0.01 as connoisseurs
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memes about your favorite telescope at L2
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July 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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that being said look at how absolutely stunning Rubin's view of our night sky is: www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/s...
Thousands of asteroids and millions of galaxies shine in first images from the largest camera ever built | CNN
The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and millions of glittering galaxies.
www.cnn.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
that being said look at how absolutely stunning Rubin's view of our night sky is: www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/s...
oversimplified: parallax to distance is a non-linear relationship, so a (symmetrical) error in parallax leads to an asymmetrical error in distance. This very nice paper by Bailer Jones describes the whole problem in detail: arxiv.org/pdf/1507.02105
or this one: arxiv.org/pdf/1804.09376
or this one: arxiv.org/pdf/1804.09376
arxiv.org
April 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
oversimplified: parallax to distance is a non-linear relationship, so a (symmetrical) error in parallax leads to an asymmetrical error in distance. This very nice paper by Bailer Jones describes the whole problem in detail: arxiv.org/pdf/1507.02105
or this one: arxiv.org/pdf/1804.09376
or this one: arxiv.org/pdf/1804.09376
We propose a new age dating method for open clusters based on whether a cluster is able to open a child safety cap or not, assigning clusters the binary labels 'child' and 'adult'. In this paper we will
February 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We propose a new age dating method for open clusters based on whether a cluster is able to open a child safety cap or not, assigning clusters the binary labels 'child' and 'adult'. In this paper we will